Re: [RFC] Using objects as keys

> On Oct 26, 2014, at 8:37 PM, Stas Malyshev <smalyshev@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi! > > I would like to present to your attention an RFC about using object as keys: > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/objkey > Hi Stas! I’m trying to wrap my head around a real-world use-case with this. We have spl_object_hash, which effectively provides a unique hash for an object. If the intent is to provide an opportunity of individual classes to decide what their hash is, couldn’t they provide that via __toString? I know many frameworks use __toString to build out some implementation of an object (Zend form for example), but the point of __toString is to provide a string representation of an object. I want to say, I’m not at all against this - rather I support it. I’m just looking for the RFC to provide an example that I and others can relate to. > It was discussed in the past on the list: > http://marc.info/?t=141145969600001&r=1&w=2 > and I think it makes sense to propose a formal RFC for it. Both the text > and the code in the patch includes bits done by myself and Joe Watkins. > The patch does not cover 100% of cases but should work for most > reasonable scenarios, if something is wrong or you have ideas how to > make it better please tell. > > The name __hash is not final, I am open to using __toKey instead or any > reasonable alternative, we may also include a couple of options in the > vote if that will be a point of disagreement. > > Thanks, > Stas > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >